GT550 shocks
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:24 pm
My trike needs new ones.
They seem to be available at all prices from about £45 to £120. Apart from Hagon being a well-known name (and expensive) how on earth can I tell which ones to get?
Was talking to a bloke at the weekend who said that the cheap ones 'don't last long' but he couldn't say how long that meant! I think he may be influenced by the fact that he runs a bike parts shop which caters generally for the smarter end on motorcycling! Not trying to sell me something expensive cos he's a good mate as well, in fact he suggested I should look at secondhand Harley ones. But I can't see the point of buying secondhand shocks, surely the whole point is that they wear out, so how would I know how worn out they were?
Anyone bought shocks for a GT? I'm not going to replace them with the original type of air shocks, just something that will do the job, bearing in mind I carry a lot of luggage and ride some fairly bumpy roads!
They seem to be available at all prices from about £45 to £120. Apart from Hagon being a well-known name (and expensive) how on earth can I tell which ones to get?
Was talking to a bloke at the weekend who said that the cheap ones 'don't last long' but he couldn't say how long that meant! I think he may be influenced by the fact that he runs a bike parts shop which caters generally for the smarter end on motorcycling! Not trying to sell me something expensive cos he's a good mate as well, in fact he suggested I should look at secondhand Harley ones. But I can't see the point of buying secondhand shocks, surely the whole point is that they wear out, so how would I know how worn out they were?
Anyone bought shocks for a GT? I'm not going to replace them with the original type of air shocks, just something that will do the job, bearing in mind I carry a lot of luggage and ride some fairly bumpy roads!
